# 2019 Chicago Fire season

The 2019 Chicago Fire season was the club's 21st year of existence, as well as their 22nd in Major League Soccer.

## Current squad

As of August 13, 2019. Sources: Chicago Fire official roster and Official MLS Roster
| No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Player Notes |
| 1 | David Ousted | GK | (1985-02-01) February 1, 1985 (age 39) | D.C. United | International |
| 2 | Marcelo | D | (1989-07-27) July 27, 1989 (age 35) | Sporting CP | International |
| 3 | Jonathan Bornstein | D | (1984-11-07) November 7, 1984 (age 40) | Maccabi Netanya F.C. | |
| 4 | Johan Kappelhof | D | (1990-08-05) August 5, 1990 (age 34) | FC Groningen | |
| 5 | Francisco Calvo | D | (1992-07-08) July 8, 1992 (age 32) | Minnesota United FC | |
| 6 | Dax McCarty | M | (1987-04-30) April 30, 1987 (age 37) | New York Red Bulls | (Captain) |
| 7 | Raheem Edwards | M/D | (1995-07-17) July 17, 1995 (age 29) | Montreal Impact | International |
| 9 | C. J. Sapong | F | (1988-12-27) December 27, 1988 (age 36) | Philadelphia Union | |
| 10 | Aleksandar Katai | M | (1991-02-06) February 6, 1991 (age 33) | Deportivo Alavés | International Designated Player |
| 11 | Przemysław Frankowski | M | (1995-04-12) April 12, 1995 (age 29) | Jagiellonia Białystok | International |
| 12 | Amando Moreno | M | (1995-09-10) September 10, 1995 (age 29) | New York Red Bulls II | |
| 13 | Brandt Bronico | M | (1995-06-20) June 20, 1995 (age 29) | University of North Carolina Charlotte | |
| 14 | Djordje Mihailovic | M | (1998-11-10) November 10, 1998 (age 26) | Chicago Fire Academy | Homegrown |
| 15 | Grant Lillard | D | (1995-12-05) December 5, 1995 (age 29) | Indiana Hoosiers | Homegrown On Loan |
| 16 | Michael Azira | M | (1987-08-22) August 22, 1987 (age 37) | Montreal Impact | |
| 17 | Diego Campos | F | (1995-10-01) October 1, 1995 (age 29) | Clemson | International |
| 18 | Cristian Martínez | M | (1997-02-06) February 6, 1997 (age 27) | Columbus Crew | |
| 20 | Nicolás Gaitán | M | (1988-02-23) February 23, 1988 (age 36) | Dalian Yifang F.C. | International |
| 21 | Fabian Herbers | F | (1993-08-17) August 17, 1993 (age 31) | Philadelphia Union | |
| 23 | Nemanja Nikolić | F | (1987-12-31) December 31, 1987 (age 37) | Legia Warsaw | Designated Player International |
| 27 | Kenneth Kronholm | G | (1985-10-14) October 14, 1985 (age 39) | Holstein Kiel | |
| 28 | Elliot Collier | F | (1995-02-22) February 22, 1995 (age 29) | Loyola Chicago | International On Loan |
| 30 | Stefan Cleveland | G | (1994-05-25) May 25, 1994 (age 30) | University of Louisville | On Loan |
| 31 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | M | (1984-08-01) August 1, 1984 (age 40) | Manchester United | Designated Player International |
| 32 | Gabriel Slonina | G | (2004-05-15) May 15, 2004 (age 20) | Chicago Fire Academy | Homegrown |
| 33 | Jeremiah Gutjahr | M | (1997-08-10) August 10, 1997 (age 27) | Indiana Hoosiers | Homegrown |
| 36 | Andre Reynolds II | D | (2001-05-02) May 2, 2001 (age 23) | Chicago Fire Academy | Homegrown |
| 45 | Richard Sánchez | G | (1994-05-05) May 5, 1994 (age 30) | Tigres UANL | |

## Player movement
### In

| Date | Player | Position | Previous Club | Notes |
| November 25, 2018 | Elliot Collier | F | Chicago Fire | Option was exercised |
| November 26, 2018 | Brandt Bronico | M | Chicago Fire | Option was exercised |
| November 26, 2018 | Diego Campos | D/M/F | Chicago Fire | Option was exercised |
| November 26, 2018 | Stefan Cleveland | G | Chicago Fire | Option was exercised |
| November 26, 2018 | Jorge Luis Corrales | D | Chicago Fire | Option was exercised |
| November 26, 2018 | Raheem Edwards | D/M/F | Chicago Fire | Option was exercised |
| November 26, 2018 | Nicolas Hasler | D/M | Chicago Fire | Option was exercised |
| November 28, 2018 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | M | Chicago Fire | Re-signed through 2019 after his contract expired |
| December 9, 2018 | Fabian Herbers | F | Philadelphia Union | Acquired in exchange for the Fire's natural second-round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft |
| December 27, 2018 | Marcelo | D | Sporting CP | Signed through 2020 after being acquired from Sporting CP |
| January 22, 2019 | Przemysław Frankowski | M | Jagiellonia Białystok | Signed through 2022 after being acquired from Jagiellonia Białystok |
| January 22, 2019 | Jeremiah Gutjahr | D | Indiana Hoosiers | Signed to a homegrown deal for 2019 with options for 2020, 2021, and 2022 |
| January 24, 2019 | Cristian Martínez | M | Columbus Crew | Signed to a deal after being selected fourth overall in the 2018 MLS Waiver Draft; contract is for 2019 with options for 2020 and 2021 |
| January 24, 2019 | Amando Moreno | M | New York Red Bulls II | Signed to a deal after his rights were acquired in exchange for the 32nd overall pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft; contract is for 2019 with options for 2020, 2021, and 2022 |
| January 25, 2019 | Andre Reynolds | D | Chicago Fire Academy | Signed to a homegrown contract through 2022 with an option for 2023 |
| January 26, 2019 | Johan Kappelhof | D | Chicago Fire | Re-signed through 2021 after his contract expired |
| January 27, 2019 | David Ousted | G | D.C. United | Acquired off waivers and signed a contract through 2019 with an option for 2020 |
| February 23, 2019 | C. J. Sapong | F | Philadelphia Union | Acquired from Philadelphia for $200k in 2019 TAM, $100k in 2020 TAM, and $100k in 2019 GAM if it becomes available. |
| March 8, 2019 | Gabriel Slonina | G | Chicago Fire Academy | Signed as a homegrown player through 2022 with an option for 2023 |
| March 14, 2019 | Nicolás Gaitán | M | Dalian Yifang F.C. | Signed through 2019 with an option for 2020 |
| May 3, 2019 | Francisco Calvo | D | Minnesota United FC | Acquired for $400k in allocation money across 2019 and 2020 |
| May 7, 2019 | Kenneth Kronholm | GK | Holstein Kiel | Acquired from Holstein Kiel on a contract through 2021 with an option for 2022 |
| July 22, 2019 | Jonathan Bornstein | D | Maccabi Netanya F.C. | Acquired from Maccabi Netanya on a contract through 2020 with an option for 2021 |
| August 7, 2019 | Michael Azira | M | Montreal Impact | Acquired alongside a second-round draft pick and the Impact's allocation pick in exchange for the Fire's allocation pick and Jorge Corrales |

### Out

| Date | Player | Position | Destination Club | Notes |
| October 28, 2018 | Alan Gordon | F | Retired | |
| October 30, 2018 | Brandon Vincent | D | Retired | |
| October 31, 2018 | Christian Dean | D | Retired | |
| November 26, 2018 | Jonathan Campbell | D | Seattle Sounders FC | Option was declined, and his rights were ultimately traded to Seattle on December 28, 2018 |
| November 26, 2018 | Drew Conner | M | 1. SC Znojmo | Option was declined |
| November 26, 2018 | Michael de Leeuw | F | FC Emmen | Option was declined |
| November 26, 2018 | Daniel Johnson | M | Birmingham Legion FC | Option was declined |
| November 26, 2018 | Patrick McLain | G | Orange County SC | Option was declined |
| November 26, 2018 | Yura Movsisyan | F | | Option was declined |
| November 26, 2018 | Matt Polster | D/M | Rangers FC | Out of contract, later signed with Rangers |
| November 26, 2018 | Luis Solignac | F | | Option was declined |
| January 27, 2019 | Nicolás Del Grecco | D | | Waived |
| March 28, 2019 | Nicolas Hasler | D/M | Sporting Kansas City | Waived |
| July 17, 2019 | Mo Adams | M | Atlanta United FC | Traded for $100k in 2020 GAM |
| August 7, 2019 | Jorge Luis Corrales | D | Montreal Impact | Traded alongside the Fire's allocation pick in exchange for a second-round draft pick, the Impact's allocation pick, and Michael Azira |
The following players were drafted and did not sign a contract:
* Ebenezer Ackon (D), selected 53rd overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft from Bowling Green State University; signed with San Antonio FC
* Mark Forrest (F), selected 77th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft from Lehigh University
* Grant Stoneman (D), selected 55th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft from Loyola University Chicago; signed with Lansing Ignite
* Marco Ureña (F), selected in the Waiver Draft from Los Angeles FC; signed with Liga Deportiva Alajuelense
The following players were trialing or training with the club but did not sign a contract:
* Antonio Rodriguez
* Christopher Schorch, last played for KFC Uerdingen 05

### Loans Out

| Date | Player | Position | Destination Club | Notes | Ref |
| March 1, 2019 | Elliot Collier | F | Memphis 901 FC | Loaned out with the option for the Fire to recall at any point | |
| March 16, 2019 | Mo Adams | M | Memphis 901 FC | Returned for the game against the New York Red Bulls on March 30 | |

## Technical staff

| Position | Staff |
| General Manager | Nelson Rodríguez |
| Head Coach | Veljko Paunović |
| Assistant Coach | Marko Mitrović |
| Assistant Coach | Eric Gehrig |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Aleksandar Sarić |
| Senior Director of Soccer Operations | Eddie Rock |
| Strength and Conditioning Coach | Raphael Fevre |
| Massage Therapist | Steven Burrows |
| Director of Scouting | Matt Pearson |
| Video Analyst | Nenad Babic |
| Manager of Team and Soccer Operations | Alex Boler |
| Equipment Manager | Brian Sauer |
| Assistant Equipment Manager | Juan Arreola |
| Head Athletic Trainer | Steven Purcell |
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | Reade Whitney |
| Chief Medical Officer | Dr. Joshua Blomgren, D.O. |
| Head Orthopedic Officer | Dr. Brian Forsythe, M.D. |
| Physical Therapist | Ryan Perry |
Last updated: October 30, 2017 Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

## Standings
### Eastern Conference table

2019 MLS Eastern Conference standings :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York City FC (P) | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 63 | 42 | +21 | 64 | Playoffs Conference Semifinals & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Atlanta United FC (P, U) | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 58 | Playoffs first round & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union (P, L) | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 55 | Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup |
| 4 | Toronto FC (P, L) | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 50 | Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup |
| 5 | D.C. United (P, L) | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 50 | Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup |
| 6 | New York Red Bulls (P, L) | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 48 | Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup |
| 7 | New England Revolution (P) | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 45 | Playoffs first round |
| 8 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 42 | |
| 9 | Montreal Impact (V) | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 41 | 2020 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 10 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 38 | |
| 11 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 37 | |
| 12 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 31 | 75 | −44 | 24 | |
* ↑ as 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions
* 1 2 Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.
* ↑ as 2019 Canadian Championship winners

### Overall table

2019 MLS regular season standings :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Los Angeles FC (S) | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 85 | 37 | +48 | 72 | 2020 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | New York City FC | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 63 | 42 | +21 | 64 | 2020 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Atlanta United FC (U) | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 58 | 2020 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC (C) | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 56 | 2020 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 5 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 55 | |
| 6 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 53 | |
| 7 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 53 | |
| 8 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 51 | |
| 9 | Toronto FC | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 50 | |
| 10 | D.C. United | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 50 | |
| 11 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 49 | |
| 12 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 48 | |
| 13 | FC Dallas | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 48 | |
| 14 | New England Revolution | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 45 | |
| 15 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 44 | |
| 16 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 42 | |
| 17 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 42 | |
| 18 | Montreal Impact (V) | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 41 | 2020 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 19 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 49 | 59 | −10 | 40 | |
| 20 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 38 | |
| 21 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 38 | |
| 22 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 37 | |
| 23 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 37 | 59 | −22 | 34 | |
| 24 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 31 | 75 | −44 | 24 | |
* ↑ As Supporters' Shield champions (USA2)
* ↑ As Eastern Conference regular season champions (USA3)
* ↑ As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA4)
* ↑ As MLS Cup 2019 champions (USA1)
* ↑ As 2019 Canadian Championship champions (CAN1)

## Match results

Win  Tie  Loss

### Preseason

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)

### Major League Soccer

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)

### Open Cup

As a member of MLS, the Fire will enter the competition at the fourth round, scheduled to be played on June 12, 2019.
Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)

### Leagues Cup

The Fire were invited to this inaugural edition of this competition between MLS and Liga MX.
Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)

## Squad statistics
### Games Played

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | MLS | MLS | MLS | Open Cup | Open Cup | Open Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Starts | Apps | Minutes | Starts | Apps | Minutes | Starts | Apps | Minutes |
| 1 | GK | DEN | David Ousted | 14 | 14 | 1260 | | | | 14 | 14 | 1260 |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Marcelo | 12 | 16 | 1147 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 13 | 17 | 1237 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Jonathan Bornstein | 10 | 10 | 848 | | | | 10 | 10 | 848 |
| 4 | DF | NED | Johan Kappelhof | 28 | 28 | 2472 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 2497 |
| 5 | DF | CRC | Francisco Calvo | 20 | 22 | 1846 | | | | 20 | 22 | 1846 |
| 6 | MF | USA | Dax McCarty | 31 | 31 | 2760 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 32 | 32 | 2850 |
| 7 | M/D | CAN | Raheem Edwards | 2 | 4 | 244 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 3 | 5 | 311 |
| 9 | FW | USA | C. J. Sapong | 28 | 31 | 2507 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 29 | 32 | 2597 |
| 10 | MF | SRB | Aleksandar Katai | 23 | 28 | 2013 | | | | 23 | 28 | 2013 |
| 11 | MF | POL | Przemysław Frankowski | 23 | 30 | 2210 | | | | 23 | 30 | 2210 |
| 12 | MF | USA | Amando Moreno | | 7 | 77 | | | | | 7 | 77 |
| 13 | MF | USA | Brandt Bronico | 19 | 28 | 1777 | | 1 | 5 | 19 | 29 | 1782 |
| 14 | MF | USA | Djordje Mihailovic | 16 | 26 | 1424 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 17 | 27 | 1514 |
| 15 | DF | USA | Grant Lillard | 2 | 4 | 206 | | 1 | 65 | 2 | 5 | 271 |
| 16 | MF | Uganda | Michael Azira | 2 | 4 | 216 | | | | 2 | 4 | 216 |
| 17 | FW | CRC | Diego Campos | 5 | 10 | 439 | 1 | 1 | 85 | 6 | 11 | 524 |
| 18 | MF | PAN | Cristian Martinez | | 5 | 50 | | | | | 5 | 50 |
| 20 | MF | ARG | Nicolás Gaitán | 24 | 26 | 1967 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 25 | 27 | 2057 |
| 21 | FW | GER | Fabian Herbers | 7 | 16 | 730 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 7 | 17 | 820 |
| 23 | FW | HUN | Nemanja Nikolić | 25 | 30 | 1983 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 26 | 31 | 2073 |
| 27 | GK | USA | Kenneth Kronholm | 19 | 19 | 1710 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 20 | 20 | 1800 |
| 28 | FW | NZL | Elliot Collier | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | GK | USA | Stefan Cleveland | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | MF | GER | Bastian Schweinsteiger | 29 | 29 | 2586 | | | | 29 | 29 | 2586 |
| 32 | GK | USA | Gabriel Slonina | | | | | | | | | |
| 33 | MF | USA | Jeremiah Gutjahr | 5 | 8 | 502 | | | | 5 | 8 | 502 |
| 36 | DF | USA | Andre Reynolds III | | | | | | | | | |
| 45 | GK | MEX | Richard Sánchez | | | | | | | | | |
| | MF | ENG | Mo Adams | 5 | 10 | 484 | | | | 5 | 10 | 484 |
| | D/M | LIE | Nicolas Hasler | 1 | 3 | 73 | | | | 1 | 3 | 73 |
| | DF | CUB | Jorge Luis Corrales | 13 | 15 | 1036 | | 1 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 1059 |

### Goalkeeping Statistics

| No. | Nat. | Name | MLS | MLS | MLS | Open Cup | Open Cup | Open Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Nat. | Name | Clean sheets | Saves | GA | Clean sheets | Saves | GA | Clean sheets | Saves | GA |
| 1 | DEN | David Ousted | 4 | 35 | 20 | | | | 4 | 35 | 20 |
| 27 | USA | Kenneth Kronholm | 4 | 47 | 25 | | 1 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 27 |
| 30 | USA | Stefan Cleveland | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | USA | Gabriel Slonina | | | | | | | | | |
| 45 | MEX | Richard Sánchez | | | | | | | | | |

### Goalscoring and Assisting Record

MLS Regular Season :
| Rank | Player | | A |
| 1 | C. J. Sapong | 12 | 2 |
| 2 | Nemanja Nikolić | 12 | 1 |
| 3 | Aleksandar Katai | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | Nicolás Gaitán | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Francisco Calvo | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Przemysław Frankowski | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Djordje Mihailovic | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Fabian Herbers | 3 | |
| 9 | Dax McCarty | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Brandt Bronico | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Raheem Edwards | 1 | |
| 13 | Johan Kappelhof | | 2 |
| 14 | Mo Adams | | 1 |
| 14 | Jeremiah Gutjahr | | 1 |
Open Cup :
| Rank | Player | | A |
| 1 | Nemanja Nikolić | 1 | |
MLS Regular Season :
| Rank | Player | | A |
| 1 | Nemanja Nikolić | 13 | 1 |
| 2 | C. J. Sapong | 12 | 2 |
| 3 | Aleksandar Katai | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | Nicolás Gaitán | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Francisco Calvo | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Przemysław Frankowski | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Djordje Mihailovic | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Fabian Herbers | 3 | |
| 9 | Dax McCarty | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Brandt Bronico | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Raheem Edwards | 1 | |
| 13 | Johan Kappelhof | | 2 |
| 14 | Mo Adams | | 1 |
| 14 | Jeremiah Gutjahr | | 1 |

### Cards

MLS Regular Season :
| Rank | Player | | | Matches Missed |
| 1 | Jorge Luis Corrales | 4 | 1 | March 16 vs Seattle Sounders |
| 2 | Aleksandar Katai | 2 | 1 | August 17 vs Philadelphia Union August 24 vs New England |
| 3 | Nicolás Gaitán | 2 | 1 | Suspension lifted |
| 4 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | 10 | | May 18 vs San Jose Earthquakes July 13 vs FC Cincinnati |
| 5 | Mo Adams | 4 | | |
| 5 | Johan Kappelhof | | | |
| 5 | Dax McCarty | | | |
| 5 | Djordje Mihailovic | | | |
| 9 | Francisco Calvo | 3 | | |
| 9 | Przemysław Frankowski | 3 | | |
| 9 | Nemanja Nikolić | 3 | | |
| 9 | C. J. Sapong | 3 | | |
| 13 | Brandt Bronico | 2 | | |
| 13 | Raheem Edwards | 2 | | |
| 13 | Fabian Herbers | 2 | | |
| 16 | Michael Azira | 1 | | |
| 16 | Jonathan Bornstein | 1 | | |
| 16 | Diego Campos | 1 | | |
| 16 | Jeremiah Gutjahr | 1 | | |
| 16 | Marcelo | 1 | | |
| Rank | Player | | Matches Missed |
| 1 | Johan Kappelhof | 1 | |
Totals :
| Rank | Player | | | Matches Missed |
| 1 | Jorge Luis Corrales | 4 | 1 | March 16 vs Seattle Sounders |
| 2 | Aleksandar Katai | 2 | 1 | August 17 vs Philadelphia Union August 24 vs New England |
| 3 | Nicolás Gaitán | 2 | 1 | Suspension lifted |
| 4 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | 10 | | May 18 vs San Jose Earthquakes July 13 vs FC Cincinnati |
| 5 | Johan Kappelhof | 5 | | |
| 6 | Mo Adams | 4 | | |
| 6 | Dax McCarty | | | |
| 6 | Djordje Mihailovic | | | |
| 9 | Francisco Calvo | 3 | | |
| 9 | Przemysław Frankowski | 3 | | |
| 9 | Nemanja Nikolić | 3 | | |
| 9 | C. J. Sapong | 3 | | |
| 13 | Brandt Bronico | 2 | | |
| 13 | Raheem Edwards | 2 | | |
| 13 | Fabian Herbers | 2 | | |
| 16 | Michael Azira | 1 | | |
| 16 | Jonathan Bornstein | 1 | | |
| 16 | Diego Campos | 1 | | |
| 16 | Jeremiah Gutjahr | 1 | | |
| 16 | Marcelo | 1 | | |
Note: Italics indicates a player who left during the season

## Player Awards
### Fire Awards

Man of the Match Awards
| Game # | Player | Position | Notable Statistics |
| 1 | David Ousted | GK | 3 SV, 2 GA |
| 2 | C. J. Sapong | MF | 1 G, 1 SOG |
| 3 | Przemysław Frankowski | MF | 1 A |
| 4 | Mo Adams | MF | 2 tackles, 3 interceptions, 74% passing |
| 5 | C. J. Sapong (2) | MF | 1 G |
| 6 | Dax McCarty | MF | 4 key passes, 12 recoveries |
| 7 | Nicolás Gaitán | MF | 2 A |
| 8 | David Ousted (2) | GK | 2 SV, 1 GA |
| 9 | Johan Kappelhof | DF | 7 recoveries, 1 tackle |
| 10 | Przemysław Frankowski (2) | DF | 5 tackles |
| 11 | Nemanja Nikolić | FW | 2 goals |
| 12 | Johan Kappelhof (2) | DF | 1 A |
| 13 | No player named | | |
| 14 | C. J. Sapong (3) | F | 1 G |
| 15 | Nicolás Gaitán (2) | MF | 1 A |
| 16 | No player named | | |
| 17 | Aleksandar Katai | MF | 1 G |
| 18 | No player named | | |
| 19 | Nicolás Gaitán (3) | MF | 1 G, 3 A |
| 20 | No player named | | |
| 21 | Dax McCarty (2) | MF | |
| 22 | Johan Kappelhof (2) | DF | |
| 23 | No player named | | |
| 24 | Johan Kappelhof (3) | DF | |
| 25 | Kenneth Kronholm | GK | 4 SV |
| 26 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | MF | 1 G |
| 27 | Nemanja Nikolić (2) | FW | 1 G |
| 28 | Nemanja Nikolić (3) | FW | 2 G |
| 29 | No player named | | |
| 30 | Przemysław Frankowski (3) | MF | 1 G |
| 31 | C. J. Sapong (4) | MF | 2 G |
| 32 | Francisco Calvo | DF | |
| 33 | | | |
| 34 | | | |

### MLS Player of the Week

| Week | Player | Stats | Report |
| 11 | Nicolás Gaitán | 2 G, 2 A, 2 wins | |

### MLS Team of the Week

| Week | Player | Position |
| 5 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | D |
| 5 | Dax McCarty | Bench |
| 6 | Aleksandar Katai | M |
| 7 | Bastian Schweinsteiger (2) | D |
| 8 | Nicolás Gaitán | Bench |
| 10 | Dax McCarty (2) | Bench |
| 11 | Francisco Calvo | D |
| 11 | Nicolás Gaitán (2) | M |
| 11 | Aleksandar Katai (2) | Bench |
| 18 | Nicolás Gaitán (3) | Bench |
| 18 | C. J. Sapong | Bench |
| 22 | Nicolás Gaitán (4) | Bench |
| 23 | Bastian Schweinsteiger (3) | D |
| 24 | Nemanja Nikolić | F |
| 26 | Przemysław Frankowski | Bench |
| 28 | Przemysław Frankowski (2) | M |
| 28 | C. J. Sapong (2) | Bench |
| 31 | Przemysław Frankowski (3) | M |

## Affiliate Loans

Nelson Rodriguez announced on January 8, 2019, that the Fire's affiliation with Tulsa had ended, and that they'd affiliate with Indy Eleven in the USL Championship and Lansing Ignite in USL League One for the year. The following players were loaned to either team above:
| Date | Player | Position | Destination Club | Return Date |
| March 1, 2019 | Raheem Edwards | D/M/F | Lansing | March 16, 2019 |
| May 16, 2019 | Stefan Cleveland | G | Lansing | |
| May 16, 2019 | Grant Lillard | D | Lansing | |
| May 24, 2019 | Diego Campos | D/M | Lansing | |

## National team call-ups

Armenia Yura Movsisyan
* UEFA Nations League Match vs Gibraltar, November 16, 2018 (Started, played 70 minutes, scored four goals)
* UEFA Nations League Match vs Liechtenstein, November 19, 2018 (Started, played 90 minutes)
Canada Raheem Edwards
* 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Preliminary Roster
Costa Rica Francisco Calvo
* Friendly vs Peru, June 5, 2019 (Did not play)
* 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Match vs Nicaragua, June 16, 2019 (Did not play)
* 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Match vs Bermuda, June 20, 2019 (Did not play)
* 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Match vs Haiti, June 24, 2019 (Started, played 90 minutes)
* 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Match vs Mexico, June 29, 2019 (Subbed on, played 21 minutes)
* Friendly vs Uruguay, September 6 (Did not play)
Liechtenstein Nicolas Hasler
* UEFA Nations League Match vs Macedonia, November 16, 2018 (Started, played 90 minutes)
* UEFA Nations League Match vs Armenia, November 19, 2018 (Started, played 90 minutes, scored one goal)
* Euro 2020 Qualifying Match vs Greece, March 23, 2019 (Started, played 86 minutes)
* Euro 2020 Qualifying Match vs Italy, March 26, 2019 (Started, played 90 minutes)
Panama national under-23 football team Cristian Martínez
Poland Przemysław Frankowski
* Euro 2020 Qualifying Match vs Austria, March 21 (Subbed on, played 45 minutes)
* Euro 2020 Qualifying Match vs Latvia, March 24 (Subbed on, played 7 minutes)
* Euro 2020 Qualifying Match vs North Macedonia, June 7 (Started, played 46 minutes))
* Euro 2020 Qualifying Match vs Israel, June 10 (Did not play)
Serbia Aleksandar Katai
* Euro 2020 Qualifying Match vs Ukraine, June 7 (Did not play)
* Euro 2020 Qualifying Match vs Lithuania, June 10 (Subbed on, played 3 minutes, 1 assist)
* Euro 2020 Qualifying Match vs Portugal, September 7 (Subbed on, played 7 minutes)
* Euro 2020 Qualifying Match vs Luxembourg, September 10 (Started, played 46 minutes)
United States Senior Team Djordje Mihailovic
* Friendly vs Panama, January 27, 2019 (Started, played 62 minutes, scored one goal)
* Friendly vs Costa Rica, February 2, 2019 (Started, played 63 minutes)
* Friendly vs Jamaica, June 5, 2019 (Started, played 90 minutes)
* 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Match vs Guyana, June 18, 2019 (Subbed on, played 16 minutes)
* 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Match vs Trinidad and Tobago, June 22, 2019 (Did not play)
* 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Match vs Panama, June 26, 2019 (Started, played 90 minutes)
* 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Match vs Curaçao, June 30, 2019 (Did not play)
* 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Match vs Jamaica, July 3, 2019 (Did not play)
* 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final vs Mexico, July 7, 2019 (Did not play)
U-23 Team Djordje Mihailovic
* Friendly vs Egypt, March 22, 2019 (Started, played 45 minutes)
* Friendly vs Netherlands, March 24, 2019 (Started, played 90 minutes)
* Friendly vs Japan, September 9 (Started, played 90 minutes)
U-15 Team Gabriel Slonina
* Torneo delle Nazioni group stage match vs India, April 28, 2019 (Started, played 90 minutes, clean sheet)
* Torneo delle Nazioni group stage match vs Slovenia, April 29, 2019 (Did not play)
* Torneo delle Nazioni group stage match vs Mexico, April 30, 2019 (Started, played 90 minutes)
* Torneo delle Nazioni 9th-12th consolation match qualifier vs England, May 2, 2019 (Did not play)
* Torneo delle Nazioni 9th consolation match vs Norway, May 4, 2019
Note: Italics indicates player left after his first call up